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Connor Ferran, a Fort Myers resident looks over his home that was damaged in a possible tornado associated with Hurricane Milton on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. Damage, fatalities reported in ...
Ian rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before making landfall at Cayo Costa, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda as a high-end Category 4 storm, respectively. Ian killed 72 people in Lee County (the Fort Myers area) and nine in Charlotte County (the Punta Gorda area), and brought massive storm surge to Southwestern Florida ...
Reported tornadoes tore through parts of southwest Florida on Wednesday, including in Collier County and Lee County, causing extensive damage across Fort Myers and Cape Coral. North Fort Myers ...
Wreckage in Fort Myers pictured in late April 2023, about seven months after the hurricane In 2023, Florida senator Rick Scott introduced the Hurricane Tax Relief Act into the 118th Congress , which would enable Ian's victims, as well as victims of Hurricanes Nicole and Fiona in the US and Puerto Rico to more easily claim damage relief on their ...
Streets in downtown Fort Myers saw storm surge spill into the city, a grim reminder of the ferocious impact of Hurricane Ian in 2022. Several feet of water rose as Milton washed ashore. Several ...
In North Fort Myers, extensive seawall damage occurred at properties along the Caloosahatchee River. A number of homes in the community suffered roof and window damage. [110] In Lehigh Acres, nearly 12 in (300 mm) of rain fell, leaving neighborhoods isolated. [111] Two fire stations were closed due to extensive wind and water damage. [112]
See damage left by Hurricane Helene in Tampa, Fort Myers, Naples, Perry A view shows damage from Hurricane Helene in Perry, Florida, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Later, an EF1 tornado caused damage in the Sky Valley neighborhood of Clewiston. [199] A high-end EF2 tornado impacted the western part of Fort Myers before crossing the Caloosahatchee River and striking North Fort Myers, causing extensive damage to homes and knocking down numerous trees in the area. [200]